Attachment for grain binders



J. REICHEL ATTACHMENT FOR ERAIN BINDERS Filed NOV- 21 1922 Patented Mar. 4, 1224.

warren srars JOHN REICHEL, OF CAMDEN, OHIO.

ATTACHIVIENT FOR GRAIN BINDER-S.

, Application filed November 21, 1922. Serial No. 602,464.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN REIGHEL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Camden, in the county of Freble and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Grain Binders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to attachments for grain binders.

In the operation of grain binders difficulty frequently arises by reason of grain and straw passing between the platform and lower elevator conveyor webs. Some of this grain and straw passes ,thru and drops on to the ground and the grain is thus lost, some of the balance is carried around by the platform conveyor web and becomes wedged between the platform and the web where it causes excessive wear upon the web resulting in damage thereto, or may clog the mechanism to such an extent as to prevent efiicient operation thereof.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an attachment for a grain binder whereby the difficulties mentioned may be effectually overcome.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description thereof. 7

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective of my new attachment;

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the conveyor mechanism with my attachment in place;

Figures 3 and 4 are end elevations of two forms of the attachment.

The numeral 1 indicates the platform of a grain binder, and 2 the platform conveyor web, which operates upon rollers 3 and 4:. The web is provided with cross-members 5. The upper and lower elevator webs are indicated by numerals 6 and 7 respectively, said webs operatin over rollers 8-8 and 99 respectively. aid webs are also provided with cross-members 5. The several elements heretofore described may be of any of the usual types well known in grain binders now in general use, and for the purpose of explaining this invention I have illustrated the same in the drawings somewhat diagrammatically, related parts of the binder mechanism being omitted for the sake of clearness and simplicity in illustrating the present invention. In use the several webs operate in the directions of the arrows in Figure 2, and grain is carried over the platform conveyor 2 to the elevator conveyors where it is gripped between the. two webs and carried upwardly to the binding mechanism.

My new attachment consists of a sheet metal plate or guard 10 shaped in section as clearly shown in the several figures of the drawings. Said guard plate is of a length substantially corresponding to the width of the platform 1.

The guard plate 10 is provided with reinforcing members or bars 11, of which there may be any suitable number, three being shown 'in the drawings, said bars are secured by screws or rivets to the plate 10. The

lower ends of the bars 11 are provided with angular flanges 12 which form slots 13 in conjunction with the lower edge of the guard plate 10, arranged to receive the inner edge 14 of the platform 1. The guard plate may thus be attached merely by placing the same so that the edge 14 of the platform rests in the slots 13, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

In Figure 4 I have shown a modification wherein the flange 12 does not serve to form a slot but is adapted to receive a bolt 15 by means of which it is attached to the platform, this method being preferable in certain types of binding machine construction. The guard may also be permanently installed on the machine when made.

From the foregoing description the nature of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which it apper-v tains. Where grain is carried by the con veyor web 2 in the direction of the arrow, there is a tendency when it reaches the end of said web for it to pass between it and the lower end of the elevator web 7. It is thus permitted, if released by the web 2 before being carried under, to drop on to the platform and platform web, it is prevented by the lower edge of the guard plate from passing under the web 2, said edge being in close proximity to the strips 2 during their passage.

It is thus obvious that by the use of my new attachment the binder mechanism is protected and the wastage of grain overcome.

It will also be apparent that my new attachment may readily be placed into position for use and may as readily be removed when desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In combination with the platform and conveyor mechanism of a grain binder, an attachment comprising a guard plate, reinforcing bars secured to said plate, the lower ends of said bars being provided with flanges arranged to cooperate with the lower edge of said plate whereby said plate may be secured to the platform underneath said conveyor mechanism.

JOHN REICHEL. 

